Fashion Cards - Page 2

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Victorian Purse (F8H)

    Clasps:
  1. Stamp two clasps on cream card stock with clear embossing ink, leaving room at the top to draw the closure ovals
  2. Copper emboss
  3. Draw a small oval at the top of each, making sure they will overlap slightly when the clasps are attached
  4. Fill in the oval with an embossing pen and copper emboss
  5. Cut out both clasps
    Purse:
  1. Fold a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" cream card stock, trace the purse template, and cut out
  2. Cover the front with a sheet of O'So Sticky Tape from Penny Wise Arts
  3. Peel the protective cover from the tape and attach one of the clasps, being careful not to leave fingerprints in the remainder of the exposed tape
  4. Hold the purse over a plastic container, and pour clear beads from Penny Wise Arts over
  5. Press, and fill in any empty spots with more beads
  6. Open the card and attach the second clasp to the inside back with doubled sided tape
  7. Using the clasp template, cut a piece of decorative paper and attach to the inside FRONT as shown. (I also attached a decorative paper clasp to the back of the card)
  8. Glue a string of pearls to the top as a handle
  9. Attach decorative beads to the left side as an embellishment

    Stamps: Purse Clasp (Stampendous)

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine






Wish Shoe Happy Birthday (F9Q)

  1. Glue white grossgrain ribbon to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" black card, and glue black polka-dot ribbon on top - let dry
  2. Computer generate shoe on self-stick linen paper and cut in a circle
  3. Ink edges and attach to card
  4. Cut gingham ribbon, fold, and attach to top of shoe with a mini black brad
  5. Computer generate text on vellum, tear and ink edges
  6. Attach to rectangular tag with vellum tape
  7. Attach an eyelet in the hole and tie string through
  8. Attach to card with foam tape

    Stamps: None. I took a photograph of a shoe, converted it to a pencil drawing in Paint Shop Pro 9, and touched up the edges a bit with the line tool.

    Based on a card by Sande Kreiger in Stamp It! Cards magazine

Fashion (F10Q)

  1. Print dress image on linen paper
  2. Mat to white shimmer cardstock, leaving the bottom edge a little longer than the others
  3. Attach to a folded 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" black embossed card
  4. Tie a knot in a piece of pink dotted ribbon and glue to front of card
  5. Paint a slide mount with black paint and stamp Italian Poetry in gold ink - Spray with fixative to prevent smearing
  6. Print handbag image, attach to back of slide mount, and attach to card with foam tape

    Credits: Stamp:Italian Poetry (Hero Arts); Dress & Bag Clip Art (unknown)

Never Out of Style (F11T)

  1. Make a 4" x 9" card from red cardstock
  2. Cut black and white diamond paper 3 1/2" x 8 1/2" and tear right edge
  3. Attach paper to left side of card
  4. Print woman image on white cardstock and trim to 2 1/4" x 7 1/4"
  5. Mat left side with red cardstock and right side with black cardstock, extending the black a little above and below the red
  6. Attach piece to the card with foam tape
  7. Print text using Pare font on vellum, tear and ink the edges with red
  8. Attach to card with red eyelets

    Credits: Woman Image (ClickArt 300,000)

Veni, Vidi, Visa (F13S)

  1. Attach a 5 1/2" square piece of green vellum to a 5 1/2" square white card
  2. Trim striped decorative paper to 5 1/8" square, inset pink brads or eyelets in the corners, and attach to card
  3. Print text on white cardstock using Gigi and Infinity fonts. Add the dingbat swirls to the bottom before printing
  4. Mat text to green vellum and attach to card with foam tape
  5. Draw lines and dots around sides and top
  6. Cover a small metal-rimmed vellum tag with green vellum and attach metal purse with foam tape.
  7. Attach piece to bottom right of card with foam tape
  8. Tie two pieces of pink polka-dot ribbon in a knot and glue to card as shown

    Credits: Fashion Striped Paper (Dyan Cross). The metal purse was a push-pin for a bulletin board and I had DH remove the point.

    Technique: Create pink striped paper (Click     here for a tutorial on creating striped paper). Add clip art shoes, purses and roses, each on a separate layer, rotating and moving them until they look right. Print on text paper.
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